The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21

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contemplated improvements, aud Urged 81
baafd to aupesi TO tie neepia III tie State
Iii Differentiation Gov. MeftaefF NFqtss
This great elisfitg, Ia its pressing eSiRsn
eies, hppea49 HtrohRlv 10 the feelings ul
every one. IsNRfs enlightened cisizAM IA III.
State feels pride ii shishisan iieeft iastita
tiop, gaHp3oa With . moral obligation 20 ~
Atst ~ AhG present railroad eIitefpriHea ~
5senisianas The 3neress3ng eelnsslsree q Nsa
ereasinR. tha INHALER employed, ate con
etanilF throwing AZ increased giHgftJef az stch
alta suffering upon ths public. Every indt
yiauei gnd 81 corporations ere directly M
tefesfsa Il taae anpFoYefnenes and fnlaFRa
lHsnk "a The ha4pttali and II appealed 70
have no dJflbt VIII contribute chueEfiiiiy 10
gsrd tha rs 81 TIE nefk. Permit me- then,
The Charity Hospital that they ifAnR nrats
mesna 10 Appeal 70 the public sympathy AMI
4 that Ia TIE CITY af AeB Orleans ard Ia eyhrs
eisy sna Ylliags qt the STATE aabgefiptinf
u railroads. factories and enruoya tons bs
GRpsaled 10 Ehe result We'll. think b8
liRefai T8sfoBaa.
| the appeal WIS made ths response VIVA I'M
Inegia4e and a. hsekpeeted, liberal, ADDING
/ NJ the done tipns the available funds AZ then
dispossl tlle Board of Administrators went
1 70 work and soon were abs to announce tbs
| compilation Gf az khe proposed improvements
An appeal 8aa then made to tbs public III Be.
half of the anibqlanee ssrviee, which. also
ttEh fEEHHEHEI Rata E9hIAHll
lstratqra, as already stated, Were enabled "a
ser This seryiea Ia operation early ii Febru-
/ aFYi 1898.
| THE INTERNAL IldFR0vEMnNTs
of the heapitAl have kept pscs with The Fl.
teftel the aesnhnds nnpn II have constant,
~ Increased, but they have always been fuliy
met. Some idea 81 these demands may Be
gained w 4tatenasntq or the fact That during
tlle. year 1885, Me Aggregate number N
| netsents ~ the hospital WAS 1853, In addi-
WON III Htf arfIliisa anna Syera 4nafa fnF ~,
/ lief IN both medical and surgical eaBea ty
! residents ct Che city who dia not enter the
hpspitaL ,bnt attended the outdoor clinic,
making altogether Tho grand total of giaefeel
fhegtsdlsa siX htstaTRa end n89s6tA-atgs persons
| treated BIZ the hospital staff during the year.
tn 1852 the total number on patients
| treated was $500. showing for 1889 an in-
GREASE At one halidtfd pef cent. Tho reye,
\ HleB nf the hospital III 1Bsa we're s1Ia,
/ 3sS y, ek against $685. Bsb 90 ia 1856,
Ihat The sdminiatfati0n OIL Tie hoBfiiat Has
| easr economical az well A efficient is evil
deAeed hy the fact that although no propST
/ expense has been spared In caring for The
sick, eaFh naiYidnai living within the hes
1 pitAl limits, including officials, attendants,
efi,,, has only cost an average ef JoflB te'its
/ per day.
9he Beafd of Admipisirhtora, "a whom enc
| admirable results above 0hfGniced are due,
| 10 composed AZ follows; Gov. ~ D, MeAnefgt
| sE Otliei8 PRESIDENT Br Thomas Layton vice
/ president, Richard Ainn0tt, II. ID. Afrey, 10hn
| ~. t4ibpans, Rr. ". 4. BicshaM, III. NJ Fair
NAtAANtf fJHuLAHt A9ATA Afifi NBHENff AZ 8tiGbs
Mesgrs. NJ. ID. Iagan, Charles Isftte and I,
1 buchanan we're also members Of the boefd
during portion 0f tlle time, The hospital
afiieafs aFei DF a. y. Mica house alirgBons
| Dr. II. W. Partisan, assistant hQnae slifRAoHs
| Edwin Marks aaaIetsfy and tfeRaAFef: Hr.
/ III u. Rehgaidt1 pRthui1aist; John Johnson,
chemist aud druggist, ], q. De Manly clerk;
joan KAndefi enGlnaeF,
gHE GHARITY HOSPITAL Az SHREVEPORT.
This institution was established ii 1915,
has FaktnE
Of the entire section contiguous to shTeFe,
| port. IT has been supported BIZ an annHal
| appropriation ~ slg, g90 BY the State,
which Veg renewed By the Legislature Ii
4 1886. Although purely State ingtitHtioi5
II WAS NOT nndst 5sta$G e1Bkroi until last year,
1 but was managed hF q ieink board, appointed
"a We 5oEeEEn me al.d ths sgthesEislles q
flpng and, consequently 81 efficiency Ia ths
] arrangement, ~ bis last message n The
/ Neaislature Coy. MginsfE called attention e
1 gliGqR from ihe dial epntrol, ana urged
I that Tho Stale should assume entire ebntFo
4 III the Institution, Hia views Befe adopted bS
i thA egislatnfe aEid an sot Rassa1 YegtiHa thi
| anpqintnlellt ri the eptife board Of Irlieteei
1 in the Governor. The good effects Of thii
1 legislation arc AFRAID seen, a board acting
1 IN harmony - N control oI the iAstltnttgai
/ and IL Ii Id Hytematic 8lld shafo4Eh working
4 been ainGa iss establishment III d rented
/ building pesr Arsenal HILL, bat She Board 81
Administration have n eoRFse of e9astrllp-
ton q perma9ehk hqspitei building pl
Texas street. NJ viii be a handsome and
1 ornamental structure, with ii Frontage 81
4 g15 Faet Hpd will furnish ample ace0mLa9.
viii bg b model BaildinE fof iss purpose, iLllIy
! provided With all modern eDilHaBienGeB. Ihe
finds for the construction Of this building
\ were appropriated BIZ tbs Le9islatale sons
| utilized mill thg present Board af ITlstebf
assumed control. The hospital Bill be d
4 monument to their energg and goAd map
ageaent end that q the MeEnery adninia
4 Ihe hospital At Shreveport tTcass ennnaIli
/ from 1900 to 1900 PATIENTS III facilities
4 Mill BE g1stlg improved Wien the hnspiia
fhs iiew Boafd III Tfnataas tiiat Ina sc
auspieiGusly entered apan its diitleg " com
/ posed as follows; j. u. Aniilh, president
4Boh9 I. :. H99ran ' sia47lii zen n
1 Hicks, %. w. IN Ashton II the Surgeon y
4 charge; Mf, WaltQr Jackson y secretary sad
4 treasurer.
THE CHARITY HOSPITAL Ar 4IRxAEDRLA.
Daring GOV. McRneTyls ADMINISTRATION ap
i1ade 10 8eeHre suitable baildings for TIL
I Charity Hospital at Alexandria. Jha Woll
/ Of conjunction - poR n prpgEass, Aai
4 hospital, wien III operation, Will furnish
i Louis ana.
The STATE INSANE AggGuM.
Atnp time giDGe IT'D establishment has thl
4 State Insane Asylum AZ Jackson. La beef 81
4 fruitful of results looking ~ fhe care ent
comiolt III the pqfoFtnnatee confined Witlii
1 us walls a. during the administration d
Coy MeIsnelg III faet, no Other naIntnia
tration can be- mentioned ip THIS colneetioi
egen III a basis Qf eQplpariaon. FROM
small illS.pr oyiGea, and II eyety gag made
quRts institution n has grown nna4er vi
/ fostering cgfe 81 tbe doYetnar and The all
Hnagd III BiEaetoSs, cbegep bg hiEl into q
suppoftea asylum, IL eEsfy Way credit Il
Tile EtAta since 1879 Tie capacity of TIL
INSANE Asylum hRa been largely more thql
/ anu4lea aud the nnntber of ipniAtes neAFl5
trfsbtad. Ille nli forinnalc insane folInefi,
confined in tho various police 14fls, az th
equally Ill suited CITY 1naane aSyluEot lay
beep, in MOST INSTANCES feliioSSed "a ~
Jackson Asy " mere l1rTpllAldeq l9S com
forts suited ta their needs 4Gsd RECEIVING tn
uifisi siillful expert nfedtegl attention, eyer
possible care IL iayiabed Upon them calcH
sfoge fhsm u theif fatniiles ap9 aoeipig. I
is tine that ail tlia Indecent insane Ok tlt
Slate ate no5 vet aGnHuad in the Hsyllin
IT JacAsop; hsesus4 q laoh II naesss Al
neat Legislature VIII provide; bqt th
laTge number WHO are now Gonhne
there Ats fully provided for, ea d result q
sSss.eas nal5 l.ls spe s9,, n Y
the Institution. THU q readily shown h
eofnpa5is9D. In 81 9%&Q tiie inaKtmHM ca
I9ae1tF E4 &5ie IN sane as llf y ~ Is X E4elhl
/ Blu TIA pfeseu time tic number of pQtJeat
81 4s u or rafheE more than ite scbaal 10
peNity 81 4Ae jnAt tiiiS9n lhg ag19nut ex
Il pended fer the Inalnteuancq vi the iustitu
won for tBA year 4 S5 q Is q was f242 a4 pe
i capita, while for tke years 1854 80 til
1 amount per eapsta Mas only $I0 es
1 1ibSr words, with mi Increased e3peHditul'
4 pf sbuqs no per cent, eollAttieFetlg nor
sfian 100 p6F eNnt Oh pAtients h3YB bean pr
i 9iasd Tor That Nils incSeaHe haa n0s been b
tiio expense Of The pntieIts Of ti1a tlon
qr at saeili3ce qf thsig comfort tslose MI
4 hase friends and rtaatixes thefe can testify
All iHatfsf of tact, nNlae to the nupreye
n3bnt e uasae tn tha Aey5ua Apa *he tpD ne
nfeneea aa5ed, tAecoihf est MA hehltllof th
/ PATIENT have been Sfast " lllpkgyea, and tn
instlsihdp' ite capacity considered, luaN
eapta II III HE bess IN Aheeepntigs
THE IMPROVEMENTS
/ made "a the AsYiam during Coy. kEeE.pefy'
la{i5liBist htion consist III psFt II tAs koileN
2gEi flie Begt " the esntre building spag
I niifce4lf ilriek structure, thEee HfpN2eg hfGa
i lsak hfeu erected, #ith Q filH feSi4Jpot hpAe
fHAtif, ma tsa II ir isal b QI.ntafy 9liii
tne. Al y epbt ~ s$9, qpa; IN fhe aast ~ 81
! e4iisTa bull iiug baa hse9l bullt N Q.iatffBaf
j at 3HAf an AlJG Redfi Ht n GQkI u f24t Guy